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Franklin the tortoise moving out of refrigerator after chilling since October

Franklin the tortoise moving out of refrigerator after chilling since October

It's a big week for Franklin the marginated tortoise who is being brought out of his slumber after chilling out in a refrigerator for three and a half months.
Greece hotel pools set to switch to seawater on drought-hit islands

Greece hotel pools set to switch to seawater on drought-hit islands

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Hotels on Greek islands may be filling their swimming pools with seawater this summer in response to worsening drought conditions , under new legislation being debated in parliament.

Greece hotel pools set to switch to seawater on drought-hit islands

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Hotels on Greek islands may be filling their swimming pools with seawater this summer in response to worsening drought conditions , under new legislation being debated in parliament.
Book Review: Kyle Paoletta’s ‘American Oasis’ offers lessons for a hotter, drier world

Book Review: Kyle Paoletta’s ‘American Oasis’ offers lessons for a hotter, drier world

Albuquerque-born author Kyle Paoletta takes readers on a virtual road trip around his native region, transporting us across hundreds of years and thousands of miles in his new book “American Oasis: Finding the Future in the Cities of the Southwest.
Contaminated drinking water is a growing concern for cities facing wildfires

Contaminated drinking water is a growing concern for cities facing wildfires

As fires continue to burn across Los Angeles, several utilities have declared their drinking water unsafe until extensive testing can prove otherwise.
Chemicals in sewage sludge fertilizer pose cancer risk, EPA says

Chemicals in sewage sludge fertilizer pose cancer risk, EPA says

Harmful chemicals in sewage sludge spread on pasture as fertilizer pose a risk to people who regularly consume milk, beef and other products from those farms, in some cases raising cancer risk “several orders of magnitude” above what the Environmenta
Contaminated drinking water is a growing concern for cities facing wildfires

Contaminated drinking water is a growing concern for cities facing wildfires

As fires continue to burn across Los Angeles, several utilities have declared their drinking water unsafe until extensive testing can prove otherwise.
Small airborne embers play a big role in the spread of wildfires

Small airborne embers play a big role in the spread of wildfires

While authorities still don’t know what sparked the deadly fires in the Los Angeles area, they do know one clear way the flames have spread: embers.
One in 10 Canadians live in places susceptible to green transition disruption: report

One in 10 Canadians live in places susceptible to green transition disruption: report

One in 10 Canadians live in communities susceptible to workforce disruption from the transition to a greener economy, a new report suggests while underlining solutions that could help those regions adapt.
Ecotour grizzlies less likely to encounter conflict with humans, B.C. study suggests

Ecotour grizzlies less likely to encounter conflict with humans, B.C. study suggests

Grizzly bears that visited ecotourism areas along a river on the province's central coast were less likely than others to encounter conflict with people in communities downstream, a new study by British Columbia-based researchers has found.
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